Mount for posters.



0. L. EIDLITZ.

MOUNT FOR POSTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. to, 1916.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

E ozfgdggwroz CHARLES L. EIDLI'DZ, on NEW YORK, iv. Y.

MOUNT FOB PGS'IEERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. EioLrrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mounts, for Posters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to mounts for advertising posters, pictures and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a mo-unt which isof a, simple and'cjheap construction and which may be quickly and readily assembled by any one without the use of tools. I

The mount is constructed from angle strips stamped out of sheet metal, Which strips form the side pieces of the frame. These strips may form an integral structure or each side piece may constitute a separate part. To secure two side pieces together where they do not provide an integral struc ture-right angled corner strips may be fitted on the inside or outside of the side pieces. Ears are formed upon the side pieces or upon the corner piece. Some ofthese ears are bent around the other part while others pass through slots in the same to form a rigid joint between the side and corner pieces. If the angle strips forming side pieces of the frame are made integral only one corner piece is necessary, but where the four side pieces of the frame are separate a corresponding number of corner pieces are utilized. If inside corner pieces are used the invention also consists in providing these pieces with ears which are arranged to engage a picture or poster of slightly smaller size than the frame and hold it correctly positioned within the frame.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 shows one type of frame constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section through the frame upon the section line shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a frame of a somewhat difierent construction, only one corner of the frame, however, being shown;

Fig. 4 shows the corner piece illustrated in Fig. 3, before assembly, and

Fig. 5'shows an inside corner piece provided with additional means for holding a picture or other sheet in place.

In the frame illustrated in Fig. 1, all of the side pieces of the frame are integral and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb..19, 1918.

Application filed March 10, 1916. Serial No. 83,245.

are formed from an angle strip stamped from sheet metal, one ofthelegs of the strip, which is designated 1, forming the'body of the frame, and the other leg, which is desig= nated 2,- forming the flange which surrounds the face of the picture orposter, not shown.

The blank. from which the frame is constructed comprises a straight strip which is cutaway at suitable intervalscorresponding to. the lengths of the sides of the frame to provide =shaped recesses. The strai ht strip is thereafter bent into rectangtilar forms, as shown in Fig. 1 whentheedges of the V-shap ed recesses will abut eachother and form miter joints at the corners of the frame. At one corner of the frame the free ends of the strip will abut each other and these ends are secured together by means of a suitable corner piece 5 which comprises a right angled angle strip stamped from a suitable piece of sheet metal. The corner piece fits inside of the abutting ends of the angle strips and is secured in place by ears or lugs 7 which, before the cornerpiece is fastenec'l in place, project from the body 1 of the; frame adjacent j the abutting ends thereof and are there ft r bent over 119011 the corner pieces and hold them against the angle strips. Lugs 8 are also provided by stamping U-shaped slots in the body part, 1

of the frame adjacent the ends, which lugs V a simple one to assemble since the ears 7 and 8 are made integral with the frame pieces and may be bent over upon the corner piece and inserted through the slots in the same without the use of any tools. An advantage arising from this fact is that the picture or poster may be shipped unmounted, together with the frame, which may thereafter be assemblerl by the person receiving the same.

If desired, an outside corner piece, instead of an inside corner piece, may be provided, in which instance it is preferable to provide the lugs or ears upon the corner piece in stead of upon the frame pieces. Such a construction is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the corner pieces being of similar construction to that shown in Fig; 1, exceptthat'itis of 'sufiicient size to fit outside of the abutting- I ends of theframe piece and, is provided with '1 *lugs 9 and 10. The flanges 2 ofthe frame pieces should be provided with 'slots l through which the lugs 10 arefa daptcd to pass. To assemble the .lfr'aine the corner piecesare placed overthe abutting endsof the frame pieces and the lu'gsand ears bent down OYeI the same, as described, and since the'IugslO pass throughthe slots .10 inthe frame it will securelyanchor the ends of the j frame' together, and together with the bent-over ears 9; secure the corner. piece to the'frame p eces sojthat a rlgid' construction additional ears 11 which are adapted to be heiitia slsho'wn this View; tovprovidezretainlngmeans ,for holdm'g. a picture or a poster ofslightly less [size than the frame,

securely in place therein The provision of these additional ears will 'not,' however, pre- Vent the corner piece from being used in the man'nershown 1n Fig; 1, s1nee unless-the ears arebent as shown v1n F 1g; 5, they w ll (2651c: of tlils iatent may belo b ta iiied for "remainp'arallel and form a partofrone of the faces of the corner pieceL As is obvious',t he side pieces of the frame should be providedwith prongs 12 which are adapted to be bent dow'nupon the rear face of the pictureafter it hasbeenin's'erted in zthe-frameto securely hold it in place." These prongs are. illustrated in" connection with .Fig; 3 but theframe shown .in' Fig. 1 can also be pro'vid'ed with the same if it 1s found desirable, such prongs being Well known-Vin the-art andforming no part of the inven- I claim a corner piece at the abutting "ends of said strips, ears formed on some of said parts ears of said parts being bent over said other parts and other ofsaid ear'spassing through r said; slots "and thenheing bent over said l fparts. v p

2. In a frame, twoangle strips forming two of the side pieces ofthe fra'me, a corner piece comprising a" right angledfangle piece fittlng over the ends of the s de pieces; said formed therein, said earspassingthrough saidslots; and being bellt OYGIitO anchor said side .pieces to saidvco'rnerpiece, and other ears carried by: some" of saidf'p'ie ces bent over the edges of the other ofcsaid pieces. 7

V 11'. In a frame, two abutting angle strips ;forming two of the side pieces of the frame, V i=5 and 'slots'in' otherofsaid parts, some of said side and cornerpieceshavinglslots and ears 7 3. A corner piece for picture frames comprising two angle-stri s disposed 'jat j right angles to each other and formingthe corner of the frame, said angle"stripshavingears 1 cnt in one leg of ea chpffthe angle: strips which are adapted to be bent. upin spaced;v

- relation to the'other legof'theangle piece to retain a sheet :of material of less size than- Ithe frame in placeithereinn r 7 a In wltness" whereof, Is'ubscribe my signature, 1n the presence'of two witnesses.

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